Pew.



W. W. DITTMAR.

PEW.

APPLICAT ION FILED MAR. 20, I912.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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coumsu PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D C,

order to fit the back of a person sitting.

.WILLIAM W. DIT'IMAR, OF WILLIAMSPQRT, PENNSYLVANIA. v

PEW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 20, 1912. Serial No. 685,088.

To all whom it may concern v Be it known that I, WILLIAM WV. Drr'rMAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at l villiamsport, county of Lycoining, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pews, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdraw ing. r

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in church pews and more particularly to that class of pews which are curved longitudinally assuming the arc "of a circle, the object being to improve the general construction of this class of pew whereby the same can be manufactured at a less expense and at the same time have many advantages.

The main object of the invention is to provide a p'ew in which the seat and back, when placed in position within the end pieces, will be at'an equal distance throughout its entire length from the base line and the backwhich is formed with a single or a compound curve will have the convex portion at an equal distance from the top of the seat throughout its length.

In pews of this character now in use, the curved seat is secured to the back in such a manner that it is necessary to trim the end portions of the back in order to provide a seat having a back ofequal height throughout its length and to obtain the necessary or desired tilt to the seat, the back and seat after being formed are tilted when placed in position within the end pieces whereby the end portions of the curved seat are thrown upwardly at a greater height from the base or floor than the central portion of the seat. I obviate all of these ditficulties by forming the seat dished in order to maintain an equal height from the base line and by forming the single or compound curved back on a form of such shape that the upper portion is constructed on a greater radius than the lower portion, the convex portion will be maintained at an equal distance from the upper face of the seat in therein.

In, the drawingsFigure.l is a perspective view showing a portion of a pew constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the same; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of a seat constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 4 is a transverse section through'a seat showing. the manner of. forming the same dished by arranging sections from which it is formed in stepped relation to each other; Fig. 5 is a section through a circular pew constructed in the ordinary manner now in use; Fig. 6 is a section through a circularpew constructed in accordance with my invention showing the dish to the bottom; F ig. 7 is a perspective Patented Aug. 1c, 1915.

View of a portion of a back constructed in the ordinary manner; Fig. 7 is a section through the form on which the back, as shown in F ig. 7-,is formed; Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the back constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 8 is a section through a form upon which the construction of back, shown in Fig. 8, is formed; Fig. 9 is a front elevation of a portron of pew constructed in the ordinary manner showing the seat at a greater height from the base at the ends than at the center; and Fig. 10 is a front view showing a seat constructed in accordance with my invention whereby the. seat is maintained at an equal distance from the base throughout its length.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the seat and 2 the back of my improved construction of pew, the end pieces being omitted as they are formed in the usual manner. The seat 1 is curved longitudinally and is formed of a plurality of sections or strips '8 secured together by any suitable adhesive material in stepped relation as shown in Fig. 4in order to obtain the desired dish to the seat as shown in Fig. 3 and after the seat is thus formed, it is shaped as shown by dotted lines in F 4 to form the convex portion 4 and the concave portion 5 on its upper face and a straight portion 7 on its under face. If a seat constructed in this manner was carried out to forma complete circle and a transverse section taken through the same, it would assume the position shown in Fig. 6, that is, a dish would be formed so that the seat throughout its entire length would be at an equal distance from a horizontal or base line. The manner of forming seats of this character now in use is shown in Fig. 5 and when the same is tilted, the outer end por:

seen that the back has an upper portion struck on a greater radius than the lower portion which will give the desired tilt to the back without actually tilting the same, thereby saving the material from whichit is formed as it isnot necessaryto trim the end portions as is the case with a back constructed as shown in Fig. 7 when used in connection with a seat as shown in Fig. 5. The compound curve of the back forms a convex portion-9 which will be maintained at an equal distance throughout its length from the top of the seat when the back is secured in position thereon and for securing the back to the seat, I employ fastening members 10 over which is arranged a facing strip 11, the upper edge of the back also being provided with a facing strip 13 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. After the back and seat have been secured together in this manner, they are ready to be-placed in the end pieces and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it is not necessary to tilt the back and seat as the desired dish has already been obtained, thereby saving a great deal of time in setting up a pew constructed in this manner.

The old form of seat 14 as shown in Fig. 5 cannot be set into the end pieces so that the same will be maintained at an equal distance from the base line throughout its length as it will assume the position shown at 15 in Fig. 9; while in Fig. 10, I have illustrated the position a seat constructed in accordance with my invention will assume so as to be an equal distance from the base line throughout its length. In Fig. 7, I have shown a back 16 constructed on a form 31 as Copies of this patent may be obtained for shown in Fig. 7 in the manner now in use whereby it is necessary to tilt the same, while in Fig; 8, I have shown a back constructed in accordance with my invention, showing that the same is built with the desired tilt.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have constructed a pew formed of a seat and back built with the desired inclination so as to conform to a persons back. It will also be seen that I have overcome the diiiiculties with pews curved longitudinally by constructinga pew in which the seat is at an equal distance from the base line throughout its length and in which the convex por tion of the back is at an equal distance from the upper ends of the seat throughout its length.

What I claim is 1. A longitudinally curved pew having a dished seat, with the front and rear edges thereof disposed in different horizontal planes at equal distances throughout their lengths from thebase.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a pew having a longitudinally curved dished seat with the entire front and rear edges thereof for their entire length, disposed in diiferent horizontal planes, and a longitudinally curved back with its top and bottom edges in two different vertical planes.

3. A churchpew, formed of a longitudinally curved seat and a longitudinally curved back of the same width throughout their lengths, said seat having its front and rear edges throughout their lengths, disposed in different horizontal planes.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM W. DITTMAR.

Witnesses:

H. F. EGGBY, JACOB C. BAY.

Washington, D. G. 

